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by the holy poker

by the holy poker prepositional phrase: used as an oath to emphasize the veracity of an associated statement.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (archaic) Used as an oath to emphasize the veracity of an associated statement.

Questions about by the holy poker

What does by the holy poker mean?
By the holy poker means used as an oath to emphasize the veracity of an associated statement.
What part of speech is by the holy poker?
By the holy poker is a prepositional phrase.

Words near by the holy poker in the dictionary

  1. by the ears
  2. by the eye
  3. by the gods
  4. by the Grace of Allah
  5. by the Grace of God
  6. by the holy poker
  7. by the immortal powers
  8. by the job
  9. by the laws
  10. by the lay
  11. by the living jingo

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